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Moving at the Speed of Creativity by Wes Fryer

Year: 2007

  • Educational change agents wanted

    If you are an academic researcher and interested in serving as a powerful catalyst for constructive educational change in the United States and across the globe, consider applying for a Education Entrepreneur Fellowship. According to the website of The Mind Trust: The Education Entrepreneur Fellowship provides extraordinary entrepreneurs with a unique opportunity to develop and…

  • Free webinar on 1:1 computing best practices

    The K-12 Computing Blueprint is sponsoring a free webinar on September 25th focused on the question, “What are the most effective professional development approaches for 1:1 computing and other technology-intensive environments?” The presenters include Eva LaMar with Springfield Public Schools in Oregon and Leslie Wilson with the Michigan Department of Education. Eva is an Apple…

  • Understanding Internet architecture, a need for smarter networks, TCP and UDP differences

    Before starting this post, which promises to be rather lengthy, it is likely worth noting the disclaimer which appears in the upper left corner of my blog website but does not appear within my RSS feed for posts: “Wesley Fryer is the author of Moving at the Speed of Creativity. DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed herein…

  • EduTopia mention

    Thanks to the EduTopia staff for the mention in their September 2007 article, “Edublogs We Love: Ten Top Stops for Internet Interaction- These Web sites are the cornerstones of a vast online educational community.” If you’re an educator and not subscribed (for free, of course) to both EduTopia’s free magazine and excellent email newsletters, take…

  • Software and hardware recommendations for an offline elementary school?

    A friend and co-worker is about to travel to Costa Rica on special trip, inspired by a friendship his wife established with a peace corps volunteer working there. A rural elementary school they are going to visit has recently received several computers and electrical power. My friend and his wife are bringing an older computer…

  • Improvements in Garageband ’08 for podcast publishing

    I created my most recent enhanced podcast and audio-only podcast using Garageband ’08, part of the iLife 2008 software package available from Apple. One my complaints about past versions of Garageband was the LACK of an “export to file” and “export to mp3” function. With those past versions, users had to “SEND TO iTUNES” via…

  • Beware of Quechup Spam Scam

    As social networking websites continue to proliferate, the need to be tech-savvy and aware of online scams grows more important. The latest buzz in the Twitter community (thanks Chris Lehmann) and elsewhere regards the social network Quechup, which reportedly is mining email contacts from people who sign up and spam those people without getting permission…

  • Realize your dreams today, start virtually attending Stanford or MIT

    When I was growing up and especially when I was in high school considering college options, the thought of attending a top-tier school like Stanford, Harvard, or Princeton certainly crossed my mind. Although I had been encouraged by several to pursue an engineering college track (because of the flexible preparation it would provide in equipping…

  • K-12 Online Conference Teasers!

    We’re about a month away from the start of the 2nd annual, FREE K-12 Online Conference. This year presenters have been invited to create short “teaser” videos giving others a better idea of what they will be addressing in their presentation. Four teasers are now available, with hopefully more to come! Learn more and watch…

  • YALSA: Using social networking tools to encourage reading and literacy

    Long before the NSBA report on social networking was released last month encouraging schools and school leaders to embrace the opportunities afforded by social networking technologies for student learning, leaders of The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) began working with read/write web tools to take their ideas and mission where students increasingly spend their…